Kick-Off: Connecting the dots (23 April 2021: 10 - 11 AM CET)
Moderator: Hanne Hagedorn, Green Tech Network North-Rhine Westphalia
1. Introduction video “Connecting the dots”
2. Dialogue panel on the transition to a Circular Economy
- How will the future of the economy look like and how to transition?
Henning Wilts, Director Circular Economy at Wuppertal Institute
- Solving two challenges in one? – Experiences from the World Circular Economy Forum+climate
Freek van Eijk, Director at Holland Circular Hotspot - Digital Circular Economy – connecting the dots
Prof. Karl Vrancken, Research Manager Sustainable Materials Management at VITO
- The need for cross-sectoral cooperation and how does it work?
Heyd F. Más, Project Lead at PACE (Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy)
- How to get started to become a circular SME
Svenja Grauel, Project Lead Circular Economy at Prosperkolleg, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences
3. Inspiring company examples
- Benefits of circularity for a cradle-to-cradle certified frontrunner
Lars Baumgürtel, CEO at ZINQ GmbH & Co. KG Cross-sectoral cooperation to close the loop
tbd, company from Sweden / otherMore circular, more resilient?! An example of adapting to change such as the Covid 19 pandemic
Peter Mackenrodt, CEO at m+f KEG-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
4. Lessons learned and next travel stops
